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b u r g h fie id .
VILLAGES DIRECTORYâ 1 9 1 4 .
O verseers, A rth u r H elston e and E dw a rd B utler.
A ssista n t O verseer and R a te C ollector, W illia m S cribb in s, B u rchfield
com m on .
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T he Parish C ou ncil consists o f 9 m em bers, v i z . : â J o b
m an), E rn est C h an ce, W illia m H en ry H ew s, M a tth ew
G eorge M anners, E dw ard B u tler, E dw ard C. W h eeler,
& R ev. W illia m H en ry G eorge M .A . ; H en ry D a vid
field com m on , clerk
L ou slev (chairÂ
H en ry P a rfitt
Charles F ish er
H iggs, B u r c h Â
P ost & T. 0 . â G eorge C ooper, sub-postm aster. L etters arrive from
R ea d in g at 7.10 a .m . & 12.30 p.m . ; dispatched at 9.25 a.m . & 7 p .m . ;
Sundays a rrive 7.10 a .m .; dispatch ed 9.45 a.m . T h e n earest m on ev
o rd er office is at B urghfield com m on. P osta l ord ers are issued here
& paid
P ost & M. 0 . Office. B u rghfield C om m on .â H en ry D a v id H iggs, subÂ
p ostm aster. L etters a rrive from R eadin g at 7.55 a.m . & 2.10 p.m . ;
d isp a tch e d at 8.15 & 10.40 a.m. & 7.15 p .m . ; Sundays, arrive at 8.30
a.m . ; dispatched at 11.30 a.m . T he nearest telegraph office is at
B u rghfield, 1 m ile distant
W all L e tte r B o x , near W h ite Swan inn, Burghfield b rid g e, cleared at 8
& 10 a.m. & 7.30 p.m . ; Sundays, 10.15 a.m
P illa r L e tte r B o x , Sheffield B ottom (collected from T h eale), cleared at
8.30 a.m . & 2.10 & 7.15 p.m . ; Sundays, 6.45 a.m
P illa r L e tte r B o x , T rash green , cleared at 8 a.m . & 1.20 & 6.50 p .m . ;
Sundays, 8 a.m
P illa r L e tte r B o x , R isin g Sun, Burghfield C om m on, cleared a t 8.45 a.m.
& 6.45 p.m . ; Sundays, 9.45 a.m
P illa r L e tte r B o x , Searls farm , cleared at 9.50 a.m. & 7.20 p.m . ; SunÂ
da ys, 10 a.m
E lem en ta ry Schools.
Burghfield (m ixed ), bu ilt in 1873, fo r 158 children ; average attendance,
8 5 ; E rn est S h eppard, m aster ; M iss M a rga ret H ullin , m istress
P in g e W o o d (m ixed ), built in 1868 & enlarged in 1889, w ill n ow acÂ
com m odate 114 ch ild re n ; average attendance, 5 3 ; M iss A d a G ooda ll,
m istress
M rs. B la n d 's (m ixed ), at Burghfield C om m on , bu ilt in 1870, for 100
ch ildren & enlarged 1905, fo r 112 c h ild r e n ; a vera ge attendance, 7 4 ;
M iss N orm a n -L a k e, m istress. A buildin g for cook ery & manual in Â
stru ction w as erected in 1912
B urghfield U n ited C h arities, H en ry Da v id H ig g s, hon. clerk & treas
M anchester U n ity o f O ddfellow s (L od g e N o. 5,451), R o y a l Star o f the
W e s t, F re d e rick T h om as W en m a n , sec
W o rk in g M en â s Club, T om F ran k R ea d , hon. sec
C arriers to R e a d in g .â F o le y , w ed. & sat, ; C. D . S m ith , m on. tues..
thurs. & sat. ; A ld rid g e , tues. wed. fri. & sat. ; T h om a s, m on. w ed.
fri. & sat. ; Jam es, sat. ; B ow m an , tues. & sat. ; W h eeler, tues. thurs.
& sat
p r i v a t e r e s id e n t s .
B ish op T h om as B en ja m in , The
(M a rk ed
th u s t
Teceive th eir
Laurels
letters th rou gh M ortim er, B erk s.)
B onsall A rth u r C harles, K en n et
tA n d e r so n W illia m Cliffe F o le y , I
lod g e (postal address, Theale)
H erm itâs h ill
| B u liiva n t R . B urghfield M ill house